The 4th edition of the President Beach Volleyball Cup will be held in Kaduna
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) has confirmed that 38 teams will be battling for laurels at this year’s President Cup.
The 4th edition of the President Beach Volleyball Cup will be held in Kaduna between February 13th and 19th.
NVBF Technical Director Martin Melandi disclosed the number of teams during the technical meeting held on Thursday.
Melandi reported that in the senior divisions, 13 male and 7 female teams registered, while in the U17 divisions, 10 male and 8 female teams expressed interest.
He claimed that due to numerous international commitments, the Nigeria Volleyball Federation is working diligently to ensure that players have ample playing time.
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He said, "The number of players participating in this year's President Beach Volleyball Cup is encouraging. It means the players are beginning to pick interest in beach volleyball.
"This year, the number of international beach volleyball events are high and the NVBF wants to create an environment where players can have playing time.'
Nigeria Volleyball Federation delighted with the number of Players that registered
The President of Nigeria Volleyball Federation, Engineer Musa Nimrod, expressed satisfaction with the number of players that had signed up for the President Cup this year.
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Nimrod said, "This is one of the happiest moments in my life because the players are embracing beach volleyball. I want to assure you that the Federation is working with potential sponsors ahead of the National Beach Volleyball Tour in the coming months.
"I want to welcome everyone of you to the President Cup, enjoy yourself, play safe and ultimately put in your best because we are going to make selections from this event".
Complete list of teams taking part:
Men's team (13)
Life Camp VC, GG Spikers, Desert Warriors VC, Games Bill VC, Nigeria Customs Service, Nile University, Kada Stars, Gombe State, Kano Pillars, Nigeria Correctional Service, Niger Brass VC, Nyanya Spikers and Kaduna State
Women's team (7)
Nigeria Customs Service, Adamawa Queens, Kaduna State, Nile University, FCT, Niger Ravens and NSCDC
U17 Boys team (10)
Kada Stars, Flourish VC, FCT, Adamawa State, Pro Spikers, Katsina United, Samba Boys, Young Eagles, Filkom VC and Nyanya Spikers
U17 Girls team (8)
Flourish VC, Kada Team, Plateau Peacock, Kastina State, Team FCT, Pro Spikers, Young Eagles and Filkom.
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